IFPTE stands with our Brothers and Sisters at the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC/IFPTE Local 20) who will hold an Unfair Labor Practice strike next week against Santa Clara County. The affected members, medical professionals who work at hospitals and labs in the county, are holding a 3-day ULP strike because of bad-faith negotiations.
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Last weekend, the Engineers and Scientists (ESC/IFPTE Local 20) held its annual Women’s Committee meeting at their union hall in Oakland.
Read MoreESC/IFPTE Local 20 members joined fellow Union Siblings employed by Kaiser Permanente in walking the picket line last week to bring to light the bad faith bargaining practices of Kaiser Permanente.
Read MoreThe Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC/IFPTE Local 20) made history with their recently ratified contract extension with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company by replacing all references in the contract using gender identifying pronouns to gender neutral references.
Read MoreIFPTE is happy to share that, after nearly two years of negotiations, ESC-Local 20 members employed at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) have ratified a first contract that achieves all of the union membership’s key bargaining priorities!
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This week representatives and leaders from the Society of United Professionals (SUP)-Local 160, Engineers and Scientists of California(ESC)-Local 20, and the Engineering Association (EA)-Local 1937 attended the 2022 Nuclear Energy Assembly in Washington, DC.
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ESC/IFPTE Local 20 struck Kaiser Permanente in sympathy with colleagues from Local 39, alongside 40,000 other SEIU-UHW and OPEIU Local 29 union members. The sympathy strike was held on November 18.
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Longtime ESC/IFPTE Local 20 member and activist, Pete Mikovich, was a Principal Gas Mapper out of Sacramento and was always there as ESC’s “go-to” for gas mapping-related issues. Pete represented his fellow Mappers at PG&E for decades and always spoke truthfully and powerfully about the importance of their work. His work signature closed with UNION YES!
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The Executive Board of the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC/IFPTE Local 20) announced the addition of Francisco “Frankie” Preciado as the Local’s new executive director. Brother Preciado has a long career in the labor movement, having most recently worked for SEIU Local 2007, and is also well-seasoned in policy advocacy and politics at local and state levels.
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